Shakon saves day

Knight caps it off

Hinsdale Central 2, New Trier 1 (2 Ot)

If John Shakon's Hinsdale Central teammates gave him a theme song, they'd probably choose "Lean on Me."

When New Trier's attack pounded the Red Devils' end, Shakon made amazing stop after amazing stop to help Central to a 2-1 double-overtime victory over the 2006 state champions.

"When our defense gets beat, we turn around and watch a shot we think is gonna go in," said Central All-State defender David Tiemstra, who gave his team a 1-0 lead in the 65th minute. "He comes out of nowhere and makes a great save. We're glad to have him back there."

Shakon had nine stops.

"After the tying goal [in the 68th minute], there were about five to 10 minutes where they didn't leave our half," Shakon said. "A goal's a goal. You have to get up and let it go. If you dwell on the goal, you're mentally out of it."

Hinsdale Central's Mark Knight ended the game in the 94th minute.

"I saw [Jason] Loebig take the corner kick," Knight said. "I was feeling it. I knew I was going to go up and get it. ... [It's the] best feeling ever."

New Trier had revenge in mind from a 2-0 defeat to the Red Devils on Sept. 15. The Trevians (21-3-1) gave up only eight goals all season; the Red Devils scored four of them.

"It just didn't go our way," said Trevians keeper Jordan Maman, who was a major part of the 21-shutout season.